The Prince George's enquirer and southern Maryland advertiser. (Upper Marlborough, Md.) 1882-1925, 1887-05-06

day, the women were tidying and
cleaning up for Easter, and it seemed
as if they would never have finished
Then my eldest daughter-n-law-a
sensible woman she is, said: 1T is il
blessing that Easter does not wait our
pleasure. for with all our frctting and
fussine we should never be ready for
it,"
Ivan began Ia consider.
Il have put deal Of money into
that izha. and empty-handed' We can
not go. | must have al least hun
,lred rouhlcS."
Elisha laughed aloud.
''Come. come, thai won't do, he
said. you have ten times us much as
| have, and you are thinking about the
money. Only tell me when we are to
go, and though l have not the money
now. YOU will see that | shall find it '"
Ivan smiled.
"Well. to be sure. how rich We are,
he exclaimed. where will You GET
the money :;
First shall see what can scrape
together at home. That will be some
thing toward it: and to make up the
rest [ will sell ten of the hives to Il
| neighbor who has hecn wanting them
this long time past
'.The bees will swarw we'll this year.
and then you will be sorry that you
have sold them"
.:Sorry-no Sin is the only thing
| have ever grieved over. There is moth
ing so precious as the soul.
That is true. All the same, it trou
bles one when one cannot do for the
best at home.
| "And how if one does not do what is
best for the soul: Once having prom
ised, We are bound. Letus co."
| Thus did Elisha persuade Ivan, who,
after much pondering in the night,
went the next morning to his comrade,
and said -
"Well, let rs go. What ynu say is
true; life and death are from Cod
While He leaves rs the strength We
must use it"
In weeks time the two old men
We're ready. Ivan had enough money
bv him. He took hundred and nine
ty rouhles for his journey, and left two
hundred with his wife, Elisha also
made his preparations, He sold ten of
his beehives to the neighbor, enjoining
upon his wife to make over to him also
the bees which would swarm from
those hives in his absence. In return
he received seventy ronbles. All the
family helped him little. His wife
gave him the last copeck laid by for her
burial. and even his laughter-in-law
brought her savings.
| Ivan left all his affairs TO the care of
his eldest son. lie told him what hay
fields to hire tlahorers being scarce in
Russia during the Summer season, the
large proprietors usually let some OF
their hay-felds to the peasants during
harvest time which lands needed man
uring. how the iZha must be finished,
and how it was to be rooted in. He
seemed to iorscc everything that might
happen, and gave the fullest directions.
Elisha. on the other hand, simply
repeated his instructions To the old wife
about the new swarms, so that the
neighbor should have his due: but in
to the home affairs he declined to en-
ter pleading that the others must Judge
for themselves. and act according tc
circumstances.
''Iou are Your own masters, said
he. land will know how 10 do what j;
best for yourselves.
At last the old men We're ready tC
start. The women had baked 'lep
eshky" \small Hat cakes. made canvas
bags for the journey, and cut fresl
strips of cloth (these strips of cloth IT,
wound around the linen eaSes4ng;
which Russian. pe;,-&a,s,ts wear in the
PLACE o. stoekmgsl. SO the Pilgrims
bput on now shoesi took some "lapty'
shoes made of hast plated together)
and departed. They were accompanie,
nv their families as far us the hurdle
which formed the boundary of the vii
lage; there everybody wished then
Gol-speed and the pilgrims Went o.
their way.
Elisha left the Y illag.f ight Of heart
all his cares h2,hf,;,AaA ,f,;,AaAli him. lle thoagh
only h2N sfss to lease. bis companion
MN to avoid saying one angry word
= bow to accomplish his pilgrimage il
-, pace aud love with all men, and thel
10 return happily home. As he walke'
he would murmur Il prayer and repea
to himself such stories Of the saints a
he could remember. Wheu they me
y any one on the road or stopped any
where for the night. Elisha ftoNaa